The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-17
OUR PROSPERITY LETTER.

Dr. G. \. Norman l. off to Walialla
for raj weeks. Come aSain before
the roses bloom, GUS.
Tie farmers in the surrounding cOun-
try are nearly done sowing their fal'
crop Of oats. There arc not so many
sowu is USUAL.
john Hawkins, who has Eern sol 'urs-
ing among the orange blossoms for s"v-
eral months. is back on the cid hunting
grounds again, smoking the pipe OF
peace. He can he found in the count
ing room of Wise Bros.
Me>srS. J. E. Schumpert and john y.
Frag.. have returned from E;Igctirld.
whittier they have been prospecting
Land. MI Schumpert bought Il plauta-
tion, but does not, we are glad to say,
expect to move at an early cay. He,
however, is agriculturally smiIten.
Mr. Andrew Stockmaa. stannch cit
iz"n of township No. @, has just moved
to the vicinity Of Ninety-SiN. We sin
ccrcly regret to loose such citizens. Our
loss is Abbeville'S gain, and We heartily
commend Mr.. Stockmun and his good
family to the kindness OF the people IN
the Snrl ounding country.
Rev.. Steck, DID,, preached two very
excellent sermons in Grace church on
last Sunday. The one in the morning
was especially opportune and WAS adj
dressed principally to the young men,
from the text, rs the young man -AbSo-
lnm safe:" The applications were OF
the most searching character.
The Rev. j. 4. Sligh has fourteen fine
porkcrs about ready for the butcher
knife. If all of our farmers would do
likewise, and they CAN TO so, how much
better would our whole country be! Be-
fore we can be Il prosperous and success
ful people We must cease making the
Northwest our entire meat. houses and
granaries.
Prosperity's contingent to the State
Fair numbered 472. All were we'll
pleased with Fair, but were awfully out
Of sorts on Thursday with the cloudy.
Old Prob, however, did uot mind their
growliugs, and continued to raia on, and
seemed to take special delight in soiling
ribbons, feathers, satins and silks. But
now it is all over, and everybody is glad
they went, and are happy and serene.
There has been heavy boom in the
price OF cotton for the past week-the
price ranging as high as 10 cents iii one
instance. The advance in price, howev-
er, does not seem to increase the sales.
Human lture is never satisfied, and
constantly believes it will go higher
that when it reaches 10 cents it will 60
to l2-and from II will advance to Is
cents and so on. Sales for the week
ending Tuesday the 18th, 3S3 bales.
against 4S6 bales for the preceding week.
Total number Of bales sold to date ), 4GC.
Price to-day 94@98.
The teachers meeting in the academy
building on last Saturday was not 1ep-
resented as it should have been. We
think his organization a good one, and
if it is, it certainly should be the duty of
every teacher to be present at these
meetings when it is possible to attend.
If the organization is not consummating
the objects for which it was formed,
then dsbanu it entirely. We like thor
oughness and promptness in all things.
Ii we go fishing, let US fish thoroughly
fish as hard as we can.
Thursday, the 9th inst, Thank>giv-
ing Day, will be strictly observed in our
town. All stores and places OF business
closed on that day. The postoftice will
be open frou O'Clock p. NJ. till 10 p. m.
We are truly glad to see the readiness
with which all Of our business men have
consented TO cease doing business one
day and to render thanks to Almighty
God for His manifold rich blessings to
US us people and as individuals. We
have been peculiarly favored by God
this year, and now let us all, with one
accord, and from the very depths of our
hearts render thanks to the Great Giver
of all. YUBE.